Remember that silly
scene in the movie Airplane when
the two dinner options are announced as "steak or fish"? After
consuming this dinner, many on board get deathly ill. It turns out there's a
doctor on board and he asks the crew what they served for dinner. When the
stewardess replies "steak or fish," the doctor says, "Yes, yes,
I remember, I had lasagna."

Even
in a silly movie, there's always a palatable third option that doesn't make you
sick, right?

This
presidential election season is a bit silly too, with two options that sort of
make you sick — and then there is that unique third option that doesn't upset
your stomach. Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is the only former state
chief executive on the top of the ticket. His Libertarian running mate is also
a former governor — Bill Weld of Massachusetts. They will be the only third
party on the ballot in all 50 states.

Johnson
has reached double digits in polling countless times already, and if he is
averaging 15 percent when the first debate rolls around in September, he'll be
on stage with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The nation will get a fresh new
face to consider.

So
please, when you receive a call from a pollster asking whom you'd vote for this
November, give Johnson a try. And if they don't give you Johnson as an option,
ask why not. Look Johnson up, get to know who he is. Dig into his platform of
fiscal responsibility and social open-mindedness. Or you can always go back to
that overcooked steak or the fish that made the whole plane sick.

This one submitted by Joe
Richardson to The Tampa Bay Times this week, probably will publish
Sunday/Monday

(304 words)

We recently witnessed the
conventions of our major political parties, both of which drove home their
messages for November. Republicans touted how Hillary Clinton did not
possess the moral character to be President, noting the national security risks
posed by her private email server, along with the nefarious characters who
supported her husband's foundation. A week later, the Democrats pointed
out how Donald Trump did not possess the temperament to be Commander-in-Chief,
and how a person who engages in Twitter-wars with Gold Star families might not
be someone suitable holding the nuclear codes. I came away from those two
weeks with one absolute conviction; that both parties are absolutely correct in
their assessments that neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald J. Trump should be
our next President.

Perhaps instead, we might actually look into
voting FOR someone rather than fearing the worst of two evils. Gary
Johnson and the Libertarian Party actually do offer a fresh change for those
looking at breaking up the status quo. One of the reasons we have gotten
into this mess is the extreme arrogance Democrats and Republicans have regarding
voters and their own financial corruption. They have convinced us that we
can only choose between the two parties, and that nobody else is even an
option. Gary Johnson and his running mate, William Weld, are both
two-term governors, and Johnson is actually the only Presidential candidate on
the ballot who can claim executive experience. A candidate who actually
supports gay marriage, a woman's right to choose and wants to balance the
budget is something people can support, and promises true change.

Mark Twain once remarked that he would never
belong to a club that would have him as a member. Maybe this is the year
when Democrats and Republicans looking for real change can make his words ring
true.

This one is proposed by Prof.
Larry Gillis for the Fort Myers News-Press

(305 words)

For loyal Democrats and Republicans, there
appear to be cruel choices to be made this fall, especially in the Presidential
race. Each of the major-party nominees is deeply flawed, and in a variety of
ways.

Do not assume for a minute, however, that
voters will have only these two choices. There is an actual alternative at
hand: the Libertarians. They will be on the ballot in most States this
November, including our very own Florida.

As your readers may know, former Governor Gary
Johnson (New Mexico) is the Libertarian nominee for President. Former Governor
Bill Weld (Massachusetts) is his Vice-Presidential nominee. Each of them has
more elected executive experience than either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton,
or the two of them combined. Neither Johnson not Weld is an unreasonable person
(Ask the people who voted them into office). Happily, neither of them has an
explosive impulsive personality or a squeam-inducing carelessness or lack of
character.

It is obvious that the two traditional parties
have failed us. Their failure has characterized our politics since even before
Speaker Newt Gingrich’s “Contract With America” and the gridlock that followed,
and the ever-creeping Nanny State under Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama. In
considering the Libertarians, voters will have to remember that the old
coalitions and the old accommodations -- demonstrably -- simply do not work for
us anymore. A radical approach is needed.

Libertarians stand boldly for liberty (no
surprises there). They stand for personal responsibility. They stand for the
proposition that each of us should make our own choices (not harming anyone
else in doing so) and make our own way, and to stand by the consequences. In
other words, more government is not the "default mode".

So, voters do not have to pick the lesser of
two evils -- again -- this November. They can vote Libertarian.

This one is proposed by
Jeremy Hallick for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville

(256 words)

In case you have had your head in the sand, election
season is upon us. We, the people of the United States, have put forth two
candidates that are more likely to make us sick to our stomachs than proud to
be American. Many feel like these candidates are our only two options, but I am
here to tell you adamantly that they are not. There
IS another option for the American people.

Libertarians Gary Johnson and Bill Weld combine what
is perhaps best about conservatives and liberals into one. They are fiscal
conservatives who have always been at the forefront of social open-mindedness
matters. They have been fiscally conservative governors in liberal states–
Johnson in New Mexico and Weld in Massachusetts, and have proven to balance
budgets and improve the economy in their respective states. This year, the
Johnson-Weld team will be available on the ballot in all 50 states.

Currently, Johnson is polling anywhere from 10-14
percent. If he is averaging 15 percent around September, he will be eligible to
participate on stage with the other two candidates in the Presidential debates.
If this happens, it will allow the people to see that there is a viable third
option candidate that represents the view of the American people rather than
the specific view of their respective political party. I urge you to consider
the Johnson-Weld ticket this election season. Try it for four years. If you
don't like it, you can always go back to the corruption of the two-party system
we currently have.

Have you ever
played Tic-tac-toe and you and your buddy always tie, a stalemate? You’re
forced to play just with Xs and Os, and it always ends the same?

What if you could
throw a 3rd character in the game … maybe an uppercase ‘L’ with a
flame coming out of it? That would make things interesting, wouldn’t it?

Earlier this year I
felt frustrated about this presidential election, stalemated. That is until I
found out about Governor Gary Johnson and Governor Gary Weld and the
Libertarian Party, and then saw Johnson above 10 percent in the very first
three-way poll in March.

I thought … now this
is something I can get behind!

Johnson,
the former governor of New Mexico, is the only former state chief executive at
the top of any presidential ticket. His Libertarian running mate Weld is also a
successful former governor—from Massachusetts. They will be the only third
party on the ballot in all 50 states. They preach a fiscally conservative
message combined with a ‘get your laws off my body and out of my house’ argument
when it comes to social issues. They take the best parts of the ancient two
parties and combine it.

If
Johnson is averaging 15 percent in the polls when the first debate rolls around
in September, he'll be on stage with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The
nation will get a fresh new face to consider. So please, when you receive a
call from a pollster asking whom you'd vote for this November, give Johnson a shot.
And if they don't give you Johnson as an option, ask ‘why not?’. Look Johnson
up, get to know who he is. Please dig into his platform.

Let’s
change this mundane tic-tac-toe game that is played every four years.

When you go to a
restaurant, you’re never handed a menu with two items on it.

‘You want hot mush
or cold mush tonight?’, the server might say.

Well, I want more
than two options when it comes to this year’s president election. The
Republican and Democrat mush—hot or cold—tastes the same to me.

The new menu is out and has an outstanding option to mush this year,
former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party. His running
mate is also a former state chief executive—Gov. Bill Weld of Massachusetts. They’ve
run states before, their competitors haven’t. They’re the only 3rd
Party to be on the ballot in 50 states.

The
Governors preach a fiscally conservative message combined with an open-minded
social platform. They take the best parts of the ancient two parties and fuse them
together.

I’m tired of people
telling me I’m wasting my vote when it comes to the presidential election this
fall.

I’m voting for
Governor Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party in November, and trust me … I’m
not wasting my vote. This year, more people are voting to block a candidate instead of voting for a candidate. Yet there’s this outstanding third option
on the ballot in all 50 states and people still want to vote for the block instead
of somebody they truly support.

Johnson
and his running mate—former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld—are a wonderful
blend in a not-so-positive time, politically. Their message is upbeat … a
non-attacking style that you’d think would resonate this year.

They
preach a fiscally conservative message combined with a ‘get your laws off my
body and out of my house’ platform when it comes to social issues. They take
the best parts of the two ancient parties and merge them, leaving the scraps
behind.

If
Johnson is averaging 15 percent in the polls when the first debate rolls around
in September, he'll be on stage with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The
nation will get a fresh new face to consider. If a pollster calls you, let them
know you’d like an extra option.

Please
take a look at Gov. Johnson, get to know who he is. Please dig into his
platform.

You know, I’m not
anti-anything when it comes to this presidential election. I’m ‘pro’ Governor
Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party.

Enough with the
negativity, OK? Enough with the simple talk, the lack of vision and the
distracting personal attacks. Haven’t we said this for decades, that we’re
tired of politics as usual? Don’t you think it’s time for a switcheroo up top?

Let’s take a look
at two former two-term governors who already know what it is like to make those
tough chief executive decisions. They have a perfect blend of ideas for their
platform.

I’m tired of Donald
Clinton and Hillary Trump. They’re cut from the same cloth, and I don’t think
much of how they campaign.

Johnson,
the former governor of New Mexico, is the only former chief executive on the
presidential ticket. They will be the only third party on the ballot in all 50
states. They preach a fiscally conservative message combined with a ‘get your
laws off my body and out of my house’ argument when it comes to social issues—they
take the best parts of the ancient two parties and combine it.

If
Johnson is averaging 15 percent in the polls when the first debate rolls around
in September, he'll be on stage with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The
nation will get a fresh new face to consider. So please, when you receive a
call from a pollster asking who you'd vote for this November, give Johnson a shot.
And if they don't give you Johnson as an option, ask ‘why not?’. Please look
Johnson up, get to know who he is—dig into his platform.

We need fresh
faces. We need your help. We’d love to have you on board.

Here is some that have printed already

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